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Spurious or Secret Saints? – John 2:23-25

November 1, 1996 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

23Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did. 24But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men, 25and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man.

Heaven: Your Real Home

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Heaven: Your Real Home. By Joni Eareckson Tada. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1995), 215 pp. Cloth, $13.95. According to many authors, believers will spend eternity doing little more than singing all the time. This is not the picture presented by Joni Eareckson Tada (hereafter referred to as Joni). Joni says that believers “will be

One-Verse Evangelism

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One-Verse Evangelism. By Randy D. Raysbrook. Navigator Napkin Evangelism Series. Colorado Springs: DawsonMedia, 1996. 11 pp. This booklet presents a very simple method of evangelism. Raysbrook suggests that rather than putting an unbeliever through a complicated Sword drill jumping from verse to verse, that we settle on one verse and explain it carefully. He recommends

No Place for Truth, or, Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology?

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No Place for Truth, or, Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology? By David F. Wells. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co, 1993. 318 pp. Paper $14.99. This is one of the best books I have read in years. Wells, a seminary professor of historical and systematic theology, discusses key aspects of the decline of interest

Is Justification by Faith Alone?

September 1, 1996 by Bob Wilkin in Journal Articles

Justification by faith alone, according to Gerhard Forde, is “the article by which the church stands or falls.”1 He insists that “where the church no longer speaks this word, it has lost its reason for being.”2 That is a powerful claim. The famous cry of the Reformers was by faith alone (sola fide in Latin).

Grace and Eternal Rewards – Luke 17:9-10

July 1, 1996 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

Recently I received the following question from a Missouri reader named MJ: “I have a friend who is a preacher and who also is a Lordship Salvationist. He uses Luke 17:9-10 to show me that the doctrine of rewards should not be a motivator for the Christian. In other words, we should not expect to

Christians and Commands – Luke 5:36-39

May 1, 1996 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

Recently in my daily Bible reading I came upon Luke 5:36-39. This text involves two parables which I had never studied before: the parables of the new garment and of the new wine. The concluding verse provides an explanation for both metaphors: “And no one, having drunk old wine, immediately desires new; for he says,

That We May Receive a Full Reward – 2 John 8

April 1, 1996 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

Recently I have had discussions with three different friends who are pastors about a verse in the shortest book in the New Testament (in terms of verses—3 John is slightly shorter in terms of words used). Many Christians have never heard a sermon or a lesson on Second John. Thus very few believers have heard

The Biblical Distinction Between Eternal Salvation And Eternal Rewards: A Key to Proper Exegesis

March 1, 1996 by Bob Wilkin in Journal Articles

I. Introduction A number of books have been written recently which attempt to harmonize two NT themes: judgment according to one’s works and justification by faith. Sometimes the explanation given is hard to follow. Some authors seem to feel that justification is by faith apart from works and yet final salvation is by faith plus

If We Endure, We Will Reign with Him – 2 Timothy 2:11-13

January 1, 1996 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

Accountability. That is a popular term today. It is a buzzword in many churches. People need to be accountable to someone. We all need someone to care about us and to pay attention to what we’re doing. Accountability is not merely horizontal, person to person. It is also vertical, person to God. While eternal life